Crystalline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Crystalline is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
Meaning
Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
More Meanings
- (chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
- Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
- (obsolete) Any crystalline substance.
- (obsolete) Aniline.
Example Sentences
not in his favoured midfield role, either but as a false No 9: the sort of role Guardiola only hands to his chosen, crystalline few: Mario Götze at Bayern Munich (less successfully), Lionel Messi at Barcelona (a little more so).
There the roſy-finger'd Spring, by the liquid mirror of a cryſtalline pool, was attiring her fair daughters in ſeven-fold ornaments, while the love-whiſpering breezes ſtole kiſſes as they paſſed, and fanned their glowing beauties.
Word Forms
- crystallines
Synonyms for crystalline
Depending on context, synonyms include crystal, distinct, pellucid, clear, limpid, transparent.
Antonyms for crystalline
Common opposites include amorphous, noncrystalline.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crystallized, polycrystalline, microcrystalline, clear, pellucid, transparent.
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